高考英语总复习课时质量评价36选择性必修第四册 UNIT5 LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER含答案

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选择性必修第四册　UNIT 5　LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER

语言运用题组强化练

Ⅰ. 完形填空

(2022·山东夏津一中模拟)36­year­old Andy decided to return to his favourite high school hobby — skateboarding. The only   1   he expected to encounter was his own ability to get back into the sport after so long.   2  ， the 340­pound skateboarder soon realised that was the least of his problems.

Andy's challenges began even   3   he stepped on a skateboard. He couldn't find any resources, like the type of boards to try, for   4   skaters. What Andy did find instead was a (an)   5   belief that plus­sized people should not be skating.

Determined to change people's   6   of plus­sized people in sports, Andy founded Chub Rollz — a skateboarding community for fat skaters. He knew not only did he need to get back into skating to prove people   7  ， but he needed to   8   a safe space where others can show themselves as well.

To inspire plus­sized people to   9   the fun sport, Andy made a list of recommended products for them and also hosted skateboarding classes to   10   beginners. The   11   to Chub Rollz was incredibly positive.

Following an article about his initiative in the San Francisco Chronicle (纪事报), Andy, received numerous messages from   12   expressing gratefulness for giving them the   13   to stand up to critics.

For those   14   to go after their desired activity due to their body size, Andy has this to say: “Never let others' opinions and self­doubt ruin the chance to   15   something new.”

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了36岁超重的Andy想要重新开始滑板运动，却发现找不到任何可供超重滑板选手使用的滑板之类的资源，人们认为肥胖的人不应该滑板，所以他成立了一个专门为肥胖滑冰运动员开设的滑板社区，Andy认为对于那些因为身材而犹豫不决的人，永远不要让别人的观点和自我怀疑毁掉了尝试新事物的机会。

1. A. barrier　　　　　 B. task

C. adventure D. target

A　根据下文“expected to encounter was his own ability to get back into the sport after so long”可知Andy想回到他高中时最喜欢的滑板爱好，所以此处指他重新回到这项爱好的障碍。故选A。

2. A. Therefore B. However

C. Undoubtedly D. Fortunately

B　上文提到Andy担心自己重新回到这项运动中来的能力，下文则说他最不关心这个问题，前后为转折关系，是应用however。故选B。

3. A. after B. before

C. when D. until

B　根据下文“He couldn't find any resources, like the type of boards to try”可知他找不到超重的人使用的资源，即在他踩上滑板之前他的挑战就开始了。故选B。

4. A. male B. ambitious

C. elderly D. overweight

D　根据上文“the 340­pound skateboarder”以及后文“fat skaters”可知Andy有超重问题，他找不到任何可供超重滑板选手使用的滑板之类的资源。故选D。

5. A. easily­forgotten B. long­held

C. interesting D. convincing

B　根据下文“belief that plus­sized people should not be skating”可知，肥胖的人不应该滑滑板这是一个长期存在的观念。故选B。

6. A. expectation B. impression

C. description D. knowledge

B　根据下文“of plus­sized people in sports”指改变对体育运动中胖人的印象，impression符合语境。故选B。

7. A. selfish B. dishonest

C. sensitive D. wrong

D　此处指改变人们认为超重的人不应该滑板的错误影响，应用wrong。故选D。

8. A. create B. imagine

C. enter D. occupy

A　根据下文“a safe space where others can show themselves as well”可知，他需要创造一个安全的空间，让其他人也可以展示自己。故选A。

9. A. make sense of B. give way to

C. take up D. remark on

C　根据下文“the fun sport”指从事这项有趣的运动，take up符合语境。故选C。

10. A. question B. persuade

C. sponsor D. teach

D　根据上文“hosted skateboarding classes to”可知，举办滑板课程是为了教初学者。故选D。

11. A. approach B. solution

C. response D. entrance

C　根据下文“to Chub Rollz was incredibly positive”可知指人们对Chub Rollz的反应非常积极。故选C。

12. A. consumers B. skaters

C. strangers D. customers

C　根据上文“Following an article about his initiative in the San Francisco Chronicle”可知Andy收到的是读了他文章的陌生人发来的信息。故选C。

13. A. patience B. need

C. courage D. curiosity

C　根据下文“to stand up to critics”可知Andy给了陌生人勇敢面对批评的勇气。故选C。

14. A. unlikely B. unsuitable

C. content D. hesitant

D　根据下文“to go after their desired activity due to their body size”可知，指对于那些因为身材而犹豫不决的人，应用hesitant。故选D。

15. A. try B. discover

C. introduce D. assess

A　根据下文“something new”指尝试新事物，应用try。故选A。

Ⅱ. 语法填空

More and more public schools in America make it a rule that students must finish a certain amount of community service 1. before they are allowed to graduate from high school. They work on projects like making the environment better or 2. feeding (feed) homeless people.

Many school systems in the United States now ask students 3. to do (do) some kinds of community service as part of their studies. Students involved in service projects help 4. themselves (they) as well as their communities. They learn about the needs of people and aid 5. organisations (organisation)．For this reason, holidays 6. have become (become) the prime period for volunteer work so far. Volunteers get no pay, but experts point out that it is 7. an excellent opportunity to learn and practise new skills.

According to the statistics, more than 60% of young Americans have participated 8. in different kinds of community service, such as cooking for homeless people, and painting old buildings. Some students like to do their volunteer work in  9. central (centre) parts of America, but the majority of teens prefer to do it in their hometowns. Tom, a 16­year­old middle school student in California, often 10. does (do) community service in a local hospital. He works 16 hours every week either receiving calls at the information desk, or helping push patients back to their wards (病房).